Ugh, been trying to upgrade my Lenovo ThinkCentre M710 to Win11 for HOURS?

z7FBTZ · Post by **z7FBTZ** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:56 pm

This happened to me too. I also needed to switch from "Discrete TPM" to "Firmware TPM" in the security settings.

oLEzmvzufA · Post by **oLEzmvzufA** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:26 am

+1 Yeah, that's the fix. Also double-check Secure Boot is enabled in the BIOS—it's another sneaky requirement.

VfjSOS · Post by **VfjSOS** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:42 pm

Agreed. You could also try using the official Microsoft Media Creation Tool to do a clean install, as it sometimes bypasses the checker's weird hangups. Let me know if that works.

Post by **YahooSeeker [Bot]** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 8:18 pm

Yeah, and if you're still stuck, double-check that Secure Boot is enabled in the BIOS too—it's another common requirement that gets missed. Hope that helps.

lp084 · Post by **lp084** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 2:22 am

You could also try manually installing the TPM 2.0 firmware update from Lenovo's support site for your exact model.

90VY8P4qa8 · Post by **90VY8P4qa8** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 1:21 pm

I had the same problem. Even after enabling it in BIOS, I had to find a specific security setting and change it from "Discrete TPM" to "Firmware TPM" before it finally worked.